Redmi 4 receives price cut in India: Still a worthy buy?

The Redmi 4 has undergone a price cut on two of its variants in India

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The widely-acclaimed predecessor to the recently launched Xiaomi Redmi 5, the Redmi 4 has undergone a price cut on two of its variants. The price drop comes a day after the Chinese smartphone maker launched the Redmi 5 on Wednesday. The Redmi 4 is now available on Amazon and mi.com with an Rs. 500 discount and the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant is priced Rs. 8,499 and Rs. 10,499 for the 4GB RAM/64GB variant. The decision to slash the price on the Redmi 4 was announced by Xiaomi on its official Redmi India Twitter account.

To recall, the Redmi 4 was launched in May 2017. It measures 139.2x70x8.7 mm and weighs 150 grams. It has front glass and an aluminium body. It sports a 5.0-inch HD (720x1280p) display with 16:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3/4GB RAM and 32/64GB of internal storage. On the camera front, there is a 13-megapixel rear shooter with f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash. It is capable of recording 1080p video at 30 frames per second. The front-facing camera is a 5-megapixel shooter with f/2.2 and 1080p video recording capabilities. It is backed by a 4100mAh battery and runs MIUI 9.1.

Xiaomi on Wednesday launched "Redmi 5" in India with 18:9 display for Rs 7,999 for the base variant with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. The device will be available in a weekly sale starting March 20 across Mi.com, Amazon and Mi Home stores for Rs 8,999 and Rs 10,999 for 3GB and 32GB storage and 4GB with 64GB internal memory variants, respectively.